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Evening of Distinction 2023 Celebrates Service and Philanthropy

The 91制片厂 held its annual Evening of Distinction celebration Oct. 12, honoring service and philanthropy by handing out four awards.

Morgan 鈥84 and Tara Rutman received the Hubbard Award for Service to Philanthropy, Margaret (Peggy) Ann Shea 鈥58, 鈥61G, 鈥18H was awarded the Charles Holmes Pettee Medal, Nancy Kinner 鈥80G, 鈥83G received the Profile of Service Award and Vivian Pham 鈥14 received the Outstanding Recent Graduate Award.

Hubbard Award for Service to Philanthropy 鈥 Morgan 鈥84 and Tara Rutman

Becoming Paul College

There was a lot of excitement around campus in the spring of 2013 when the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics opened its doors and forever changed the 91制片厂鈥檚 business program.

While the new building immediately expanded the capacity of the school鈥檚 business and economics programs from 1,700 to 2,800 students and provided a significant technological upgrade, it also meant leaving behind the Whittemore School of Business and Economics, known as WSBE and housed at the McConnell Hall, which already had a strong and established reputation.

Ted and Christine Ristaino recall mentor, professor with Paul College scholarship

In the early 1970s, Ted Ristaino was an English major at Holy Cross about to graduate, with 鈥渘o clue,鈥 he says, of what his future held (aside from plans to marry his girlfriend Christine the week after graduation).

So just about to head out into the 鈥渞eal world,鈥 he went into the Holy Cross placement office, looking for some direction. There he met Professor Bill Wetzel, visiting from 91制片厂 to talk to prospective students about going to the Graduate School here in Durham.

91制片厂 Prioritizes Student Mental Health Through New Initiatives

Ranae Reardon 鈥24 doesn鈥檛 need to read any fancy reports to tell her that student mental health is a significant challenge on college campuses.

Those reports certainly exist, and they鈥檙e fairly convincing 鈥 according to one Healthy Minds Study cited by the American Psychological Association, more than 60% of college students met the criteria for at least one mental health problem during the 2020-2021 school year, and in another national survey, nearly three-out-of-four students reported moderate or severe psychological distress.

Flax to Linen Project Weaves History With Experience

The path to a deeper understanding of rural New England鈥檚 pre-industrial textile economy begins in a muddy field on the edge of 91制片厂鈥檚 Woodman Horticultural Research Farm. There, a historian and an agriculture professor, along with students in 91制片厂鈥檚 museum studies program, have joined forces for an intimate, experiential understanding of an iconic fiber: Linen.